These Lehrbriefe are certificates of apprenticeship between the master and apprentices in Belgard, with many of the entries being for the city of Schivelbein. Sometimes physical qualities are described, like hair color or stature. Several copies of each can be found for a few individuals. The wax seal on several of them were preserved. Fleischer […]
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This book lists regulations or ordinances for servants in Schivelbein. Occasionally, pages mention local leaders by name. Die Gesinde – Sachen – Verordnungen – general (1816-1872)
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This document details the marksman’s guild in Schivelbein. Details about individual members are scant. Die Schützengilde in Schivelbein
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This is the master’s book of the baker’s guild in Schivelbein. This book pre-dates surviving church records by approximately fifty years. Meister Buch der Bäcker Innung in Schivelbein
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“Knochenhauer” literally means “bone hacker.” These books cover the butcher’s guild in Schivelbein. Other names for the profession were Fleischer (referring to flesh or meats), Metzger (butcher), and Schlachter (the term denoting slaughtering). The earliest pages mention the Dehnel family, who were still butchers a hundred years later in Körlin. Lehr Buch wie auch Meister […]
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The Amts Buch recorded entries for the baker’s guild in Schivelbein, listing those who were masters or journeymen and sometimes detailing time spent learning as an apprentice. Amts Buch der Bäcker Innung in Schivelbein
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Having once worked there as a butcher prior to being drafted in the war, my cousin visited Schivelbein on his trip to Pommern in 1994. These are the pictures he took while there from the war memorial to St. Marienkirche, the Steintor, and city streets.
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These documents outline the process of immigration for people within former Kreis Schivelbein, occasionally referencing locations from the surrounding Kreise, including Belgard. Within these pages, hope is provided for people to trace the origins of their Pomeranian families who immigrated to the United States, Canada, and Brazil. Some surnames that can be found in these […]
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Sights in a Queer Little Pomeranian Town Where All Are Happy. OLD SCHLOSS AND TOWN GATE Church Architecture in the Baltic Ports–The Sankt Marien Church of Schivelbein and That of the Same Name at Stargard Originally published in The New York Times on September 5, 1897. Now in the public domain. SCHIVELBEIN, Pomerania, Aug. 17–It […]
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